Terrific Science
On Monday Year 5 took part in the first BBC Terrific Science investigation. It was all about finding out what type of taster we are. The children conducted the experiment and discussed their results.
On Tuesday we tuned in to the live stream from the BBC to see how our results compared to…
Judaism
On Monday the children took part in a workshop about Judaism. They found out about the importance of the Torah and how it is written. They had to think of rules that they thought were important.
Irish Step Dancing
In PE we have ben learning an Irish Step dance to link with our Titanic topic. The children have been creating sequences and learning how to keep time to 8 beats.
The Titanic
Happy New Year to you all.
Our current topic is the Titanic. We started the week off by giving each child a ticket to board the ship. As the children boarded, they took their place in either the 1st, 2nd or 3rd class dining area. Once at their table they had the opportunity to study the…
Christmas Wishes
We've had a great end to 2016 in Year 5. The children enjoyed visiting various countries during our Christmas Around the World topic which was followed by their Christmas party and lunch.
Have a fun filled holiday and we'll see you all in January ready for the next exciting…
Earth and Space
This week we have been learning about the phases of the moon and learning more about the astronaut Tim Peake.
The children thoroughly enjoyed recreating the moon phases using Oreo biscuits, especially eating them once they had finished the task!
They have also written a biography of Tim…
Stone Age jewellery
Last week Year 5 finished their Stone Age jewellery. They were all very patient waiting for the clay to dry. They look really effective.
Stone Age Day
Year 5 have had a fun filled day today completing their Stone Age challenges. They thoroughly enjoyed building Stonehenge out of biscuits, making jewellery and carving tools from their soap.
The winners of the Stonehenge challenge were Francesca and Precious. Well…
Drama
This week Year 5 have been doing some drama work. They have looked at the technique of creating a scene using only their bodies as props. Thank you to Mrs Taylor, a volunteer for leading these sessions.
Science investigations
Yesterday morning Year 5 had great fun carrying out different science investigations. We used our skills of prediction to think about what was going to happen. We also discussed what we needed to do to make our investigations fair. The children then presented a short report on their…
Stone Age shelter building
This week the children built a Stone Age shelter. They had to decide on the best place to build it then work as a team to create the structure. We managed to fit 6 children in at a time. We talked about what it would have been like in Stone Age times and compared it to our lives today.
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Toilet Roll Timeline
On Monday we started our Stone Age topic. In order for the children to get a grasp of just how long ago this was we used a toilet roll to represent the years. Each sheet of toilet roll equalled 30 years of time. The children discussed events from the all the different time periods they could…